New Decemberists Song

Oh happy day! The Decemberists have released a new song! By visiting their official website (www.Decemberists.com) and joining their mailing list, you can get a free download of a new track, "Down By The Water." Don' worry about the mailing list, they mainly send regular band e-mails, but worded Decemberists-style, so I always enjoy reading them. And you can unsubscribe if you want.


The song is great. Kinda reminds me of older, Her Majesty, The Decemberists era output from the band, crossed with Tarkio, singer Colin Meloy's previous band. Perhaps after the epic concept album The Hazards Of Love they felt like going back to their roots? It's a really good song, and I can't wait for their new album, The King Is Dead, available in January of 2011.


Here are the lyrics, for those interested:

See this ancient riverbed
See where all our follies are led
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

I was just some towhead teen
Feeling around for fingers to get in between
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Sweet descend this rabble round
Pretty little patter of a seaport town
Rolling down the water and rolling down the old main drag

All dolled up in gabardine
The last flashing lee to appear nineteen
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag

The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag

Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Down by the water and down by the old main drag